i asked sharon to meet me in new york city.me is one thing, but eating on the road or on the run is another. if her diet can make it here, it can make it anywhere. 46th and broadway. sharon, how are you? when you cook at home, it is more under your control. what is the most difficult thing when you are on the road? >> i see pizza, which is not. i'm sure there is oil in it. and that looks like pepperoni. i see pasta. my question would be when i go in, do you have whole wheat pasta. my second question is can you prepare it without oil? that is not. they have pasta and salad. >> here is another restaurant. i'm going to take advice from you. you look at the menu and tell me what comes to your mind. >> the majority on there i will not eat. >> you focus on salads? >> no. i could have the baby spinach leaves without the chicken and peaches and strawberries. >> is this a restaurant you would come in? >> if i was hungry, you bet. >> you could get a meal here? >> you bet. >> you think this diet will make you live longer? >> i hope so. i

i asked sharon to meet me in new york city.ooking at home is one thing, but eating on the road or on the run, well, that's quite another. as the old saying goes, if her diet can make it here, it can make it anywhere. 46th and broadway. please. sharon, how are you? when you cook at home, it is more under your control. what's the most difficult thing when you're on the road? >> i see pizza, which is not. i'm sure there is oil in it. and that looks like pepperoni. when i like up here i see pasta. so my question would be, when i go in, do you have whole wheat pasta? and then, my second question is can you prepare it without oil? that is not. that's a not. >> that's a not. >> but they have pasta and they have salad. >> here is another restaurant. i'm going to take advice from you. you look at a menu like this, and tell me what comes to your mind. >> the majority on there i will not eat. >> you focus on salads? >> no. not really. i could have the baby spinach leaves without the chicken and peaches and strawberries. forget the walnuts

sharon, do you think this can make you live longer? >> i hope so. i hope i get to see you retire. >> i have a feeling you have to live a very long time. which i hope you do. >> i hope i do, too. yeah. well, you know what? if i don't live longer, i know i'm going to live more of a quality life. >> reporter: and sharon is doing it using food as medicine. for tom it was a tougher road. he required surgery. >> i was told i was going to feel like a million dollars. that hasn't happened yet. i'm still waiting for that, that payoff. i'm told that i'm good for another 40 years or so. i'm hoping that's the case, but with my history i'm going to have to watch it. >> reporter: so what about me? i have a family history. am i heart attack-proof? a couple weeks ago i met with dr. agatston to gauge my likelihood of having a heart attack. >> sanjay, good to see you. >> reporter: time to see what fate has for me. >> we had good news when we did the images. you had no plaque on the calcium score. your carotids were very young, like a spring chicken. >> reporter: some

sharon, do you think this can make you live longer? >> i hope so.i have a feeling you have to live a very long time. which i hope you do. >> i hope i do, too. yeah. well, you know what? if i don't live longer, i know i'm going to live more of a quality life. >> reporter: and sharon is doing it using food as medicine. for tom it was a tougher road. he required surgery. >> i was told i was going to feel like a million dollars. that hasn't happened yet. i'm still waiting for that, that payoff. i'm told that i'm good for another 40 years or so. i'm hoping that's the case, but with my history i'm going to have to watch it. >> reporter: so what about me? i have a family history. am i heart attack-proof? a couple weeks ago i met with dr. agatston to gauge my likelihood of having a heart attack. >> sanjay, good to see you. >> reporter: time to see what fate has for me. >> we had good news when we did the images. you had no plaque on the calcium score. your carotids were very young, like a spring chicken. >> reporter: someone made a comment to me that there

he sent it to sharon at kbs radio. it's pretty, isn't it? how often?>> a chopper. >> someone said, did you see the waves? that's a clue. >>> coming up, kenny's good question. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> they are undoubtly some of the best seats in the house, but adair jones wants to know, at a ballpark, why are they called the bleachers? that's tonight's good question. >>> high drive. left field, out of here. >> you have bleacher bums. you have bleacher creatures. i'm not sure what we have here. >> but we've got bleachers way out beyond the outfield fence at at&t park and for a fraction of a seat behind home, you can put your butt on a bench and watch a baseball game like they did 100 years ago. >> the bleachers have been around since the late 1800s and back in the old ballparks, any seating area that was exposed out to the elements, mainly in the outfield. they were made with wood widen planks. >> they started calling them bleachers for a reason. >> the bottom line is, they were made of wood and the wood bleaches in the sun. therefore we have bleachers. >> ev

sharon chin is in antioch where police still have unanswered questions.rning. >> reporter: good morning. there are still questions in this case raised by friends of the kidnap victim. antioch police said after midnight that 16-year-old hassan ford is say. officers said he had been abducted from his job at al's barbershop on west 18th. police say a gunman robbed the shop owner and then stole his suv forcing hassan to drive. officers say hassan was later released and contacted family and friends and they have recovered the stole-suv with stolen suv. there are no suspects. friends said they saw hassan an hour after the amber alert went out in different clothes. officers talked to hassan's mother and have no reason to believe he knew the armed suspect. police say it was a kidnapping. they don't believe it was a hoax. >> thank you, sharon chin live in antioch. thank you. >>> fighting crime, that's the plan for millions of americans as get together tonight with the neighbors. there are national nights out planned all over the bay area, as well. in oakland more

my name is sharon kennedy, you probably recognize me, i've been here about four times this year. i figured i might as well come again because it seems no one is listening to me. i just sent in, you know, the round three forms with 11 schools on them, including my attendance area, and still, nothing. so i'm getting very frustrated. i was assigned a school over five miles awhat from -- away from the house, you guys have heard my sob story here. it's really far away, i've got a kindergartener, i don't know how you expect me, with the time it would take to get and the cost, i can't send my kid on a bus. i think that's a lot for the district to ask of a family to make them go so far away. i sent an email to ms. wynns because the last time i was here, someone asked her to get my name so she replied with a generic email back to you, well, as many of you in your neighborhood are experiencing the same thing.i would like to n my neighborhood would be able to attend a school so far away. i responded in a heartfelt e- mail explaining many things. one thing was why was i given such of generic

sharon?> reporter: president obama says that agreement would mean the lowest level of spending since dwight eisenhower was president more than 50 years ago. now, most people we talked to say they're just glad there is a compromise. >> there is a lot of theater. i hope they get to the right answer. >> california gets $79 billion a year from the federal government. 40% of what the state spends. specific details of the debt ceiling legislation remain unclear. but in california, one likely target is medicare. which serves 45 million elderly. cuts could also spread to federally funded child care, education, social service, and highways. cbs 5 political analyst joe toman on the cost of the compromise. >> i'm sure it will include changes to the tax law but for the time being it appears we're looking at cuts. >> reporter: states are still struggling to bounce back from the recession and the end of federal stimulus spending and california slashed spending to close a $26 billion short fall and now the

sharon chin is in antioch where police have a lot of questions to answer.rning. >> reporter: good morning. there are a number of questions about this amber alert even though police say the kidnapping victim was found. in a news release issued after midnight antioch police say a 16-year-old boy who was apparently kidnapped at gunpoint yesterday afternoon is safe. they say hassan amir ford was released and contacted family and frs,

good morning, sharon. >> reporter: good morning.t know the specifics of the cuts yet to california. but it's looking like the pain will be spread out to different programs. after all, california does get quite a bit of money from the federal government. in fact, california programs get $79 billion in federal grants including child care, social services and education. now, one program that's likely to get hit, medicare. it's an expensive entitlement that serves 45 million elderly. now, during the political warfare, democrats argued the government needs money, republicans objected to raising taxes. both parties rounding up votes for a compromise. cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman: >> i'm sure that part of this will probably include changing some of those things, changes to the tax law. but for the time being, it appears that we're looking at cuts. >> reporter: meanwhile, people have plenty to say about the political fight over the debt ceiling. >>> i know what it's like and i wish they would take care of their debt ceiling so i can ta

now they want to know how much it's going to hurt. >> sharp sharon in san francisco, thank you. -- sharon chin in san francisco, it be. >>> markets around the world ended on a high note on word that a debt ceiling compromise was worked out. the nikkei closed up 1%. the dow and s&p futures are also up indicating a possible opening this morning. >>> a developing story right now. a woman is dead and man seriously wounded after a shooting overnight in richmond. our anser hassan is in richmond where police are trying to piece together what happened. >> reporter: good morning. still a few details at this time. but it is the fourth deadly weekend in richmond. we know two people were involved, a woman found dead from gunshot wounds. the second is a male adult. we don't know the relationship. he was shot in the head. they crashed into a large garbage canister in this apartment complex where the woman lived. one of the men who i spoke with a neighbor who knew the woman says that she kept to herself, quiet, don't believe she was involved in gangs but few people seemed to know who the man was that sh

my name is sharon kennedy, you probably recognize me, i've been here about four times this year. i figured i might as well come again because it seems no one is listening to me. i just sent in, you know, the round three forms with 11 schools on them, including my attendance area, and still, nothing. so i'm getting very frustrated. i was assigned a school over five miles awhat from -- away from the house, you guys have heard my sob story here. it's really far away, i've got a kindergartener, i don't know how you expect me, with the ti

that's a different squil. >> sharon waxman, thanks for indulging us and letting us visit "the wrap".close to hiring al sharpton. eric deggans on the television critics tour in a moment. >>> as the networks take their turns touting their programs to a gathering of the nation's tv critics not far from here, much of the buzz involves msnbc on the verge of giving a nightly program to a former presidential candidate who has been filling in for weeks. >> a lot of people are saying president obama caved to the tea party, how can you deal with a group of economic hostage takers? we'll debate that next. >> joining us to talk about this is eric deggans, media critic for the "st. petersburg times." eric deggans, al sharpton on the verge of getting an msnbc job. he would be the first african-american with a nightly show on cable news in years and yet he's not a journalist, he's a liberal activist and candidate. >> exactly. that's what worries some black journalists. we have been pushing hard to try to have diversity, particularly in cable news prime time. we don't have a person of color hosting

sharon chin has more. >> reporter: his wife usually takes their sons to school, tomorrow he will. >> i will bring kids back to school. the school district is urging dads to take part on the father's march. a million fathers are expected to walk their children to school on tuesday morning. at martin luther king school an 8:00 a.m. ceremony. >> we seen based on the research that when the fathers are volved the students do better and all these barriers are taken down. >>> the march to school is sponsored by the black star project in chicago. it's urging dads of all ethnicities to take part. >> give him someone to look up to. >> reporter: not all dads will participate. >> reporter: would you like him to take you to school? >> yeah. >> it would be great. >> reporter: but he can't? >> no. >> reporter: does he work? >> yeah. >> reporter: some dads urge farths to interest -- fathers to invest the time if they can. >> no money will replace the time we can give our kids. >> reporter: to encourage dads schools are asking employers to give fathers two hours off with pay tuesday. sharon chin, cbs

sharon chin is in san francisco with a closer look. >> reporter: we don't know the details of the deal. so we don't to exactly how california will be affected. but it appears that the pain could be spread out through several different programs in the state, child care, social services, education, they are just some of the california programs that are funded with $79 billion in federal grants. one program that's likely to get hit is medicare that serves 45 million elderly. the democrats said they needed to raise taxes, republicans said no. both parties rounding of votes for a compromise. cbs 5 political analyst joe tuman says ultimately the voters will let leaders know what they think. >> if we're talking about the impact of that long term on people heading into an election year, there are going to be people who will feel the pain. and they will be voting in 2012. >> reporter: many people say that they are fed up over the debt ceiling discussion no matter which political party they are in. >> since i'm a federal employee i would like to get it sorted out. >> reporter: what do you think

you have already heard their names, sharon hewitt, marlene tram, roger 10, eddie tseng. [applause] thank you so much, you are our inspiration. now we are going to introduce the community ambassadors team. as mayor lee said, in 2010 last year following a series of high- profile assaults, community activists demanded action. our city leaders responded. notnl

you have already heard their names, sharon hewitt, marlene tram, roger 10, eddie tseng. [applause] thank you so much, you are our inspiration. now we are going to introduce the community ambassadors team. as mayor lee said, in 2010 last year following a series of high- profile assaults, community activists demanded action. our city leaders responded. not only responded, but excelled because of their commitment and leadership. so we have concluded in june a successful yearlong pilot with very positive results, and more important, the community felt like they were a part of this program. this is all about the community, regardless of how panty the uniforms look or how many praises you hear from people. it is about the community. so i want to introduce the program lead. the project manager for the ambassador program. richard. [applause] and someone that we call the ambassador of the mission. felix fuente. the field supervisor. as mayor lee said, the program employs 12 residents of san francisco. a very diverse. they speak eight different languages. cantonese, mandarin, span

n new jersey where sharon crowley whose voice you heard is holding to oorth. she is a reporter in our station here in new york and in emergecone$ s jersey. sharon andre as it pretty miserably. is he a rare case or are there many more leabe it? >> i am on the west side of hoboken and a lot of hom hiwners with the first floor apartments have the same situation happening in their basement. as do a nneber of businesses on the main drag there and some of the side streets. we can hear the pneps trying to nnmp the water out of the basement so they could open again. gou can get a litity.e perspece ie whs dark. you can see water covering where we are on first street here. eiark avenow te you can see thes still water all of the way down to the larger roads here. we are in the west side. if you are not familiar with hoboken the homes on the hudson river there they are on higher ground they are below sea level. this is a an area that usually they were u ting p hiple who own apartments to evacuate. n haveghborhood. they were trying to get people out just for this very rear

sharon chin shows us what investors can do now after seeing their portfolios plummet. >> reporter: many investors tell us they're worried. >> i don't know if this is a correction or a deep bare market or something. it's a concern. >> ultimately, it will come back. we have to have patience and faith. >> my sister told me don't move my money, long-term investment and just wait. that's what i'm going to do. >> are you a little anxious? a little worried? >> very worried but be optimistic. >> reporter: the stock market took its worst one-day dive since 2007 and they say the selloff is a classic example of what investors should not do. >> sellers were selling without any price limits, open market orders. that usually is a sign of fear or a sign of panic and really that's the worst way to sell a stock. >> reporter: and ironically, many investors who were reacting to the downgrade of american debt put their money into the source of the problem: treasuries. not because they think u.s. government bonds are a solid investment, but as strange as it sounds, investors view treasuries as a safe place

in oakland, sharon chin, cbs 5. >>> in other news, police have cancelled an amber alert out of antioch. but there are still questions about the alleged abduction of a 16-year-old boy. hassan ford turned up safe around midnight last night. that was some 8 hours after he said he was kidnapped during an armed robbery of the barbershop where he works. but a neighbor told cbs 5 she saw ford not long after that alleged abduction. >> and i said to him, you know, the police are looking for you. >> reporter: you mean hassan? >> yes. >> reporter: no mistaking it was hassan? >> no mistake. no mistaking. it was hassan. >> at this point we didn't have any reason to believe that he is involved in anything. the information that we have is pretty much what we have given you. >> antioch police say they have recovered the suv that was reported stolen during the robbery. the 25-year-old suspect is still missing and considered dangerous. >>> a shooting earlier this morning in san leandro apparently is connected to a small pot farm. the alameda county sheriffs responded to a shooting near 159th avenue and

sharon chin, cbs 5. >> you can nominate your local heroes for a jefferson award online at cbssf.com.n "connect" and jefferson award to find the email nomination form. >>> some trivia time. what does hillary clinton have in common with lady gaga. might surprise you. answers straight ahead. ,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> today's tip of the day is black mission figs. my father's fig tree in his backyard is 35 years old and that fig tree to him is his prize. make sure they are nice and dark when you buy them, all the way around. if they have a little bit of cracking that's better. that means the sugar content is coming out. when you bring them home, store them in the refrigerator right away. that is so important. if you leave them at room temperature for a day or two they will ripen up too quickly and you don't want that. if you are going to enjoy them the day you buy them, different story, leave them on the counter but they are also great at room temperature. one more thing. besides the ones that my dad has in his backyard, i like to eat them just like this or cut them in half, a little bit

sharon chin shows us many ways legally it is still uncharted territory. >> reporter: was it a safety move or censorship when b.a.r.t cut off several station cell phone service last week to disrupt a protest over alleged brutality. >> i don't think they should control our lives. it gets scary. >> it is an inconvenience for the riders but it makes more sense to take care of the disruption. >> reporter: many called the shutdown unconstitutional. >> they went after a fly with a hammer. they should of taken different actions in order to protect the security of b.a.r.t passengers. >> reporter: b.a.r.t spokesperson, johnson, defended the agency's actions. >> on the platform your free speech are subshush kwrepbts to subsurbient to safety. >> reporter: 59% said they did the right thing. 32 said they did the wrong thing. in the four counties more than 60% of those polled says b.a.r.t did not violate anyone's rights. b.a.r.t did violate people's rites, 8%. they find themselves in a heated debate over how much to disrupt protesters who organize through social networks. the prim minister is looki

sharon chin, cbs 5. >> donate your materials to "scrap" for artists and teachers.nk for information on our web page. it's cbssf.com. click the "connect" button at the very top of the page and then jefferson award to find our story on ann marie. >> maybe we can use that thing that popped up. >> that rocket thing. >> never saw the coffin though. >>> an unusual roundup in washington state. >> that's after a bull got loose and started roaming the streets of downtown auburn. >> there's a bull on the run! you might want to run! it's coming this way, partner! run! [ laughter ] >> partner! >> it was the middle of the night when police tried to catch the bull. look at this thing. police called in backup that would be some real cowboys. they managed to lasso the bull without anyone getting hurt. >> like a merrill lynch pamplona spain commercial. cool. >>> it's considered a tasty treat. >> is it yummy or is it yucky? we'll let you be the judge. they are selling it at a fair in iowa, i believe. tell you what it is coming up. ,, [ male announcer ] if you're ready for more from